中医特色疗法治疗骨质疏松症的研究进展

Research Progress on Traditional Chinese Medicine Characteristic Therapies in the Treatment of Osteoporosis

骨质疏松症是一种增龄性骨骼疾病,以骨密度降低、骨强度下降、骨组织微结构退化易引起骨折为特点,临床表现为全身不适,尤以腰背疼痛多见。在治疗和预防骨质疏松症方面,许多专家、学者运用传统中医特色疗法如针灸、穴位贴敷、中药熏蒸、穴位注射等取得了显著疗效,笔者对既往学者、专家运用中医特色疗法防治骨质疏松症的研究做一总结。

Osteoporosis is an age-related bone disease characterized by reduced bone density,decreased bone strength,and bone tissue microstructure degradation that easily cause fractures.The clinical manifestations are general malaise,especially low back pain.In the treatment and prevention of osteoporosis,many experts and scholars have used traditional Chinese medicine characteristic treatments such as acupuncture,acupoint application,traditional Chinese medicine fumigation,and acupoint injection to achieve remarkable results.The author summarizes the previous studies on the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis by scholars and experts using traditional Chinese medicine.